field slug vs Mérida Brocket

Deroceras agreste compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• field slug is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field slug	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agriolimacidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Deroceras	Mazama
Species	Deroceras agreste	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

field slug and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field slug	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

field slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.